山之女王的攀岩人生：无所畏惧，勇往直前

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[00:01.47]23 Straight to the Top	勇往直前
[00:07.24](By Tori Allen)	（译 / 王凤娜）
[00:09.51]One strong gust of wind could blow me right off the side of this rock. 只要一阵狂风就能把我吹下山崖，这样想着的时候，
[00:16.29]That's what I'm thinking as I scale El Capitan , a 3,500-foot cliff in Yosemite , California. 我正在攀登加州约塞米蒂国家公园里3500英尺高的埃尔卡皮坦岩壁。
[00:25.17]My callused fingertips grip the side of the rock as my boots search for a foothold. 我长满茧的十指指尖紧紧抠住岩石，双脚小心地寻找着落足点。
[00:31.31]If I slip, it'll be a long way down. 如果不慎滑落， 我一定会坠入深谷。
[00:34.64]And the only thing separating me from a half mile of air will be one slender rope tied to my waist.	而让我不至于摔下半英里山崖的仅仅是系在腰上的一根细绳。
[00:41.75]I've never done anything like this before. 之前我从来没尝试过类似难度的攀岩。
[00:44.57]For the first time in my career as a rock climber, I'm scared. 在我的攀岩运动生涯里，我第一次感到如此害怕。
[00:49.43]OK. I'm just 14. 好吧，我只有14岁，
[00:52.14]And I've only been climbing for three years. 也只有三年的攀岩经历。
[00:55.00]But I'm good at it - better than some climbers who are 10 years older and a whole lot more experienced. 但我很擅长攀岩――比那些大我十岁、经验远比我丰富的人还要好。
[01:02.54]I have never lost a climbing competition. 我从未输过一场攀岩比赛。
[01:05.87]I set a new world record at last summer's X Games , racing up a 60-foot artificial rock wall in just over 13 seconds. 去年夏季的极限运动中，我仅用了13秒就迅速爬上了60英尺高的人造岩石。
[01:16.10]That's four seconds faster than any woman has ever done it before. 这比之前女子最好的成绩还快了四秒。
[01:20.61]I love everything about those competitions - the noises, the DJs, the crowd. 我爱攀岩运动的全部――嘈杂声、主持人、观众。
[01:27.41]But, mostly, I love the heights. 但最主要的是，我爱顶峰。
[01:30.20]I'm a thrill-seeker. 我是个追求刺激的人，
[01:32.09]An adventurer. 一个冒险家。
[01:33.47]And I hate to have my feet on the ground.	双脚不离地会让我不自在。
[01:36.16]To New Hegiht	再创新高
[01:40.66]But now I'm really scared. 可我现在真的很害怕。
[01:44.15]Three other climbers invited me to scale El Captain with them. 另外三位攀岩友人邀请我与他们一起征服埃尔卡皮坦岩壁，
[01:48.87]They've done it before. 他们之前已经成功攀至顶峰，
[01:50.70]But this is new territory for me. 但它对于我来说却是全新的领域。
[01:53.21]El Captain isn't plastic, like the walls in the competitions. 埃尔卡皮坦岩壁不像比赛场上的攀岩墙那样是塑料的，
[01:57.93]It's real rock. 它可是实实在在的岩石，
[01:59.53]And there's no padding or safety nets at the bottom. 下面也没有垫子或者安全网。
[02:03.00]I'm 2,400-feet high, maybe two thirds of the way up this mountain. 我现在位于2400英尺高的半山腰，大概已爬了三分之二的路程。
[02:08.33]The wind is pounding against me. 强风不断吹打着我。
[02:11.05]I'm 5'2'' and 96 pounds - I feel like it'll carry me away if I let go.	我只有1米57的个头、96磅的体重――我感觉要是松开绳子，大风一定会把我吹走。
[02:17.75]It's a four-day climb up El Capitan. 攀登埃尔卡皮坦岩壁需要四天时间。
[02:21.23]No girl my age has ever made it to the top. 到目前为止，和我同龄的女孩中还没有人能攀上顶峰。
[02:24.31]But, as I hold on for dear life , I tell myself that I'm going to be the first.	但是，当我拼命坚持的时候，我告诉自 己，我要成为第一个成功的女生。
[02:30.25]A Climbing Life	攀岩人生
[02:34.30]I guess it's just dumb luck that I'm a climber now. 我想我能成为一名攀岩者纯属运气。
[02:38.21]I had always thought I'd be a ballerina or a figure skater . 我一直以为我会成为芭蕾舞演员或花样滑冰运动员。
[02:42.74]But I stumbled across a rock-climbing wall while Christmas shopping in an Indianapolis mall. 然而，有一次我和爸爸在印第安纳波利斯的一家商场进行圣诞采购的时候，我偶然发现了一堵攀岩墙。
[02:48.23]I was 11.I thought, "Hey, that looks cool," and I asked my dad if it was OK to try it. 那时我11 岁。我想，“哇，这个看起来好酷啊，”然后问爸爸我能不能试一下。
[02:56.13]By the time I made it to the top, people around me were astounded .当我爬到顶端时，周围的人都惊呆了。 
[03:00.71]They said they had never seen someone climb that wall so fast.	他们说还从没见过爬得这么快的人呢。
[03:04.86]But my real climbing experience began far away from an Indiana mall - in Benin, West Africa. 实际上，我真正的攀岩经历并不是从印第安纳商场开始的――而是远在西非的贝宁。
[03:12.76]I had moved there with my family when I was 4 years old. 我四岁的时候就随家人搬到了贝宁。
[03:16.47]My parents were missionaries , but we lived just like everybody else. 我父母都是传教士，但是我们像其他人一样生活。
[03:21.60]We slept in a little cement hut. 我们晚上在水泥小屋里睡觉，
[03:24.69]We spent our days in the village, cooking with the women and working in the marketplace. 白天在村子里度日，和当地的妇女一起做饭，在集市中工作。
[03:29.51]We saw lions and elephants in the fields. 我们在田野里看到过狮子和大象。
[03:32.74]Once, I went swimming in a pond with a hippo. 有一次，我还与一头河马同游池塘。
[03:35.96]I didn't know he was there until he yawned and I found myself staring right down his throat.	刚开始我并不知道它的存在，直到它打了个哈欠，我才发现我正盯着它的喉咙。
[03:42.30]We had animals all over our property. 我们的房子周围到处都是动物，
[03:46.94]Two deer, three rabbits, seven chickens, a turkey, two guinea pigs, and a tortoise. 有两头鹿、三只兔子、七只鸡、一只火鸡、两只豚鼠和一只乌龟。
[03:54.00]But my favorite was my pet mona monkey, Georgie. 但我最喜爱的是一只叫乔基的白腹长尾猴，她是我的宠物。
[03:57.99]She was 7 days old when she came to us. 她来到我家的时候才七天大， 
[04:01.00]Her mother had been killed by hunters. 当时她的妈妈已经被猎人捕杀了。
[04:03.83]I remember feeding her with a baby's bottle. 我还记得用奶瓶给她喂奶的情景。
[04:06.25]The size of a kitten, she'd rested in the pockets of my sundresses and I'd take her all over town.	那时的她只有小猫一般大，我把她放在背心裙的口袋里，带她逛遍了整个小镇。
[04:12.98]I guess it was Georgie who got me climbing. 我想是乔基让`````````我开始攀岩的。
[04:16.48]I followed her up every tree in our village. 我跟着她爬上了村子里的每一棵树。
[04:19.60]When I was 8, just before we left Africa, Georgie was killed by a snakebite. 就在我八岁要离开非洲的时候，乔基被毒蛇咬死了。
[04:26.01]I think about her during my climbing competitions. 每当我参加攀岩比赛时，我都会想起她。
[04:29.42]As silly as it sounds, Georgie taught me a lot about climbing. 虽然这样说很傻，但是乔基教会我许多关于攀岩的事情。
[04:34.17]I guess she taught me to be fearless.	我想，是她让我学会了无所畏惧，勇往直前。
[04:37.14]Queen of the Mountain	山之女王
[04:41.00]But I'm not feeling so fearless now. 但我现在没办法做到毫不畏惧。
[04:44.57]Not as I hang suspended from the side of El Capitan, with the wind beating against my body.	此刻的我正悬挂在埃尔卡皮坦岩壁上，狂风不断拍打着我的身体。
[04:51.26]The weather changes as you climb up a mountain. 天气会随着攀登高度的增加而不断变化。
[04:55.00]You start out in the baking sun, wearing little more than a tank top and shorts. 出发时还是烈日当头，只穿背心短裤就行。
[05:00.93]Then, you climb another pitch  - 100 feet and suddenly the wind picks up. 当爬到一定高度――100英尺的时候，
[05:06.37]You quickly pull on sweat pants and a fleece shirt. 狂风骤起，就得赶紧穿上运动长裤和羊毛衬衫。
[05:09.73]You carry you clothes and food and gear on your back as you climb. 攀岩者登山时都会背上衣服、食物和其他装备。
[05:14.29]Dinner is usually just a mashed bagel with peanut butter. 晚餐一般是捣成糊状、混合了花生酱的贝果面包。
[05:18.32]And my bed is a two-foot-wide ledge . 而我的床只是一个两英尺宽的岩架。
[05:21.56]I sleep tied to the mountain but, one morning, I woke up with my legs dangling off the side of the ledge.	一般我会靠着山睡，但是有一天早上醒来时，我发现自己的双腿竟悬吊在岩架边上。
[05:29.90]The Final Stretch	最后一搏
[05:32.63]Come on, Tori, I tell myself. 加油，托里，我对自己说。
[05:36.19]Think less, climb more. 少想，多爬。
[05:38.46]My hands are cut from the rock's sharp edges. 我的双手被尖峰利石割破，
[05:42.30]Bruises and scratches run down my legs.我的双腿布满了擦伤划痕， 
[05:45.45]Every muscle in my body aches. 我身上的每一块肌肉都酸痛至极。
[05:48.16]But in three-and-a-half-days - half a day ahead of schedule - I pull myself to the top of mountain. 但三天半之后――比预定日期提前了半天――我努力爬上了山顶。
[05:55.33]My dad is waiting for me. 爸爸在山顶等我，
[05:57.43]I fall into his arms. 我投入了他的怀抱。
[05:59.36]I'm dog-tired , but I have never felt such a sense of accomplishment. 虽然筋疲力尽，但我却感受到了前所未有的成就感。
[06:05.26]I did it! Me, Tori Allen, the youngest female to ever summit El Capitan!	我做到了！我，托里・艾伦成了成功登顶埃尔卡皮坦岩的最年轻的女性！
[06:12.59]Climbers who make it to the top of El Capitan sign a guest book and place a stone on large rock pile. 登上埃尔卡皮坦顶峰的攀岩者会在留名簿上签名，然后在大石堆上扔一块石头。
[06:20.28]Tossing my stone on that pile was one of the happiest moments of my life.	扔石头的那一刻是我此生最幸福的时刻之一。
[06:25.70]Work and School	工作与学习
[06:28.13]Climbing is a huge part of my life right now. 现在，攀岩占据了我生活中大部分的时间。
[06:32.27]I train four times a week. 我每周训练四次。
[06:34.65]And I compete so much that I have to get special permission to e-mail my homework.	因为参加的比赛太多，我不得不申请获得特许，通过电子邮件提交作 业。
[06:40.00]I like high school, but it's a real scene. 我喜欢高中，但是高中只是一场生活秀，
[06:43.58]It's all who-is-hanging-out- with-who. 关乎的只是你与谁一起玩。
[06:47.00]I have always been cool hanging out with the guys. 我总是跟男孩子玩在一起。
[06:50.56]In fact, I'm the only girl on the boys' track team . 其实，我是男子田径队里唯一的一个女生。
[06:54.38]I love to pole vault , but schools in Indiana don't offer girls' pole-vaulting. 我喜欢撑竿跳，但是印第安纳州的学校并没有女子撑竿跳项 目，
[07:00.67]So I just joined the boys' team.	所以我加入了男子田径队。
[07:03.00]I won't climb forever. 我不会一辈子都攀岩。
[07:05.22]I'd love to go to the Olympics. 我想参加奥运会，
[07:07.23]They don't have rock climbing yet, so I'm focusing on pole-vaulting. 但现在奥运会还没有攀岩这个项目，所以我将目光瞄准了撑竿跳。
[07:12.40]I want to go to college and have a family and be a kindergarten teacher. 我想读大学，结婚生子，当一名幼儿园教师。
[07:17.10]My parents have always encouraged me to follow my dreams. 我的父母总是鼓励我追求自己的梦想。
[07:20.88]And that's what I tell other young girls: Don't give up. 这也是我想要告诉其他年轻女孩的：别放弃。
[07:25.70]If I can make it to the top of the mountain, you can too.	如果我能登上顶峰，那么你们也一定能做到。

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山之女王的攀岩人生：无所畏惧，勇往直前